About G.A.N.G.

G.A.N.G., otherwise known as Geeky Antics Network Global, is the network that allows geeks of all types a chance at creating an audience, collaborating, and learning new skills. The GANG consists of our independent contributors and community members, who are free with their creativity and execution but receive the support of the network. We fight for the little guys and give you the tools and encouragement to stay competitive, without losing the essence of your brand.

Some people tell us that our branding is hard to take seriously, our graphics are cheesy, and that the name is ridiculous. Thank you! We choose the name “Geeky Antics Network Global” because it sounds cheesy and I think that sets the tone best: we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we like to have fun but we do have serious goals. The brand, we hope, communicates a focus on content over fluff and pretense. We’d like to think we are a very grass-roots operation, which allows us to be more agile and consistent with our content creation.

I would say Geek & Sundry (YAY Felicia Day & Wil Wheaton) is the closest thing to what we have always dreamed of doing: uniting geeks and allowing them to share their passions freely. You may have noticed that we take a more grass-roots approach, focusing on the core of the content, message and experience, over production value, fluff, and anything value-added. Though blind loyalty can lead to false information, we see fanboys as a good thing. In marketing, a fanboy would be considered a brand ambassador or life-long customer. This sort of passion makes for the most entertaining and authentic content around – just what we want!

Rather than going for mass marketing and blanket messaging, we want to create “super fans” or, better yet, good friends one person at a time. That’s more exciting to us than grinding for the same boring old numbers everyone else does.

We love Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day for bringing us TableTop, The Guild, and Geek & Sundry!

Our vision is to create a geeky network with a low overhead and low barrier to entry (K.I.S.S. principle) so that more content producers can share a bigger pie. In simple terms, we believe that, if the lesser-known creatives of the Interwebz unite, we can level the playing field. Imagine keeping up with the likes of The Nerdist, Machinima, or Giant Bomb without selling out or being quite as douchey (hey, we’re not the only ones that feel this way).

By cross-promoting via our network and leveraging other networks and sites, we can grow together more organically than we could individually. We are committed to helping the little guys get big results! That includes sharing best practices, contacts, and whatever we can to help everyone grow.

We picture creating a network that, first and foremost, focuses on the content and community. GeekyAntics is to be a support system. We are a content marketing network and collaborative community that understands simplicity is sometimes best – just launch already and remember we have your backs!

What Makes Us Different

We know, this concept sounds like every network out there but we have found how difficult it is to get started and stay motivated thereafter. Think of GANG as an alliance and syndication network that functions as an accountability or mastermind group . We’ll help you build and maintain momentum, while providing the tools and know-how to help you accomplish your goals. Here are some of the perks of joining our network:

Mentions and spotlights on our GANG newsletters

Access to our shared VM hotline – (646) 801-2149

Invitations to mastermind/brainstorming sessions

Access to best practices, tools, and knowledge

One-on-one and group training/workshops

Plugs on our other shows – we share the love!

Pre and post-production assistance

Fun geeks to hang out with at conventions, meetups, etc.

Cross-channel/site community events (i.e. giveaways and game nights)

There are three ways to contribute on our platform:

Exclusive Partner – You’re in it for the long haul and we’re glad to have you. Your commitment to our dreams increases our commitment to yours, which means we’ll promote you harder.

Contributing Affiliate – Schedules are a tricky thing and we get that everyone has priorities. As a contributing affiliate, we still consider you family.. But you might be the weird third cousin who constantly slaps your behind during serious gatherings like funerals and church.

Syndicated Affiliate – You provide us with your top content and we’ll share it through our social and marketing channels. Sometimes we’ll put our personal favorites in the spotlight, too! Ultimately, we want around a 70/30 split of exclusive vs syndicated content but we’re spreading love, regardless!

NOTE: Here at Geeky Antics, we’re not about titles, ranks, or silly corporate bureaucracy. Every contributor is a creator, a mad genius, and those that join on the ground level are founding members. Everyone matters and your value is what you make of it.

Now, the issue with today’s media networks is that the barrier to entry is really high. You have to have X amount of followers, have to be careful what you say, can’t endorse competitor products, and have to invest tons of money to get production quality high enough to be considered. We hear all the time that the networks expect plugs but do not reciprocate. That is shameful!

We’ve heard many horror stories of what goes on in other networks. Many of us have experienced these atrocities first-hand. These are some of the things we wish to avoid:

An all-for-me mentality, as opposed to all-for-all or all-for-one

Overly-inflated egos scaring team and community members

Too much focus on personal and monetary gain

Pandering to hot trends rather than our true passions

Being controversial just for kicks (INauthenticity)

Stealing credit for the work and ideas of others

Neglecting the crucial role of community engagement

Going dark in between events and content releases

Engaging in foolish race wars and silly competition

Comparing dollar amounts instead of content quality and effort

Here at GANG we understand that everyone has to start somewhere and no one succeeds in this saturated marketplace without mutual allies. As such, we make it a point to check our egos and silly notions at the door, focusing on setting up mutual (win-win-win) victories.

WTF is a win-win-win victory or scenario? It’s when the consumers/audience, content creators, and all collaborators benefit from working together.

Competition is an obstacle we create for ourselves. So many great content marketers and creatives take on WAY too much for themselves. They end up getting overwhelmed and burning out. It’s just not sustainable. We don’t doubt that you may be super-skilled at a lot of different things but who has that kind of time? The GANG is here to lighten the load and make things fun again!

In closing, one of our core philosophies is that everyone has a fresh perspective worth being heard. More importantly, we all have influence, regardless of the size of our audience or circle of friends. We want to help others spread otherwise-overlooked ideas the right people, so we’re not just screaming through a metaphorical megaphone. The more people get fired up by these beliefs, the more our collective and individual audiences grow – everyone wins!

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A leaderboard of all users on the site who have earnt karma points. The table is sorted descendingly by the amount of karma points that the users have, and also shows the user’s name and karma points total.